Fried some Crappie last night MMMMMMMMMMM

[Blue_Runner]

Me and some buddies caught some crappie (aka white perch, croppie, speckled perch) yesterday evening. Probably about 10 or so. I kept 2 for the frying pan. Scaled, gutted, cut-off the head & tail and washed them real good. Then I cut vertical slits through the meat down to the bone but not through, then one horizontal just above lateral line (vertical Slits about 1 inch apart). Breaded them real good with some seafood breader and made sure to get the breader down in the slits and fried them up on each side in about 1/2 inch of veggie oil.

I literally drove over to my mamma's house and smacked her, they were soooooo good!!
I feel sorry for the crappies this summer. I think we are going to have quite a few memorial services for them, God bless thier little souls. Have pix but can't post. I won't make any promises but maybe I'll get around to posting them.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Aint nuthin better than crappie!!!!


I fillet mine though.

[Blue_Runner]

Have you ever tried them whole? What about whole flounder?

I'll fillet the next one's if they are big enough. The ones I posted in the picture dump post were a 10" and a 12" which were plenty big to fillet. I just wanted to try em out whole since I like whole flounder a lot. Here they have to be at least 8" to keep. Personally I like the taste of a the 8" - 9" best. My buddies caught 22 keepers and 6 yellow perch one day last week. Pretty good considering they don't start fishing til around 6pm - dark. You know its fresh when they are flopping around while ur cleaning them LOL.

I've only had fried whole flounder but I found this pic online showing one baked. I might have to try it this way....maybe stuff that sucker too.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Yes Ive done them both whole as well. Ill mix it up from time to time. Looks GREAT!

[Stillrunning]

Were can you keep 10" to 12" flounder. Here in Va its 19".

[Blue_Runner]

I don't know of anywhere. In SC it was 12" up until a year or 2 ago but 14" now. I never kept one below 13" when it was 12".

I think you might have confused my post (or maybe I confused my post LOL). I was talking about the crappie being 10 & 12 inches, then I threw in a pic of a flounder I found online. I wouldn't keep a 10 or 12 flounder even if it were legal....not enough meat. On the other hand, a 10 or 12 inch crappie does not stand a very good chance for survival on the end of my line!

[cterrebonne]

here in LA, no size limit and 10 per person.

[Blue_Runner]

Crappie or Flounder?